Bhagwant Mann Blames Multiple States For Delhi Pollution, Says Punjab Being Defamed

Summary

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has pushed back against allegations linking Punjab to Delhi's pollution, asking why the state is being singled out over stubble burning. Speaking in Chandigarh, Mann pointed to paddy cultivation in neighbouring states and argued that air pollution is a wider North India problem involving multiple states. Mann also questioned Delhi Minister Manjinder Sirsa's statement on smoke reaching Delhi before paddy harvesting had begun in Punjab. He urged the Centre to find a solution to stubble management, arguing that Punjab's large-scale rice procurement commitments…

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